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Stories and Songs of Latin America Page 2 <br /> Study Guide <br /> Sign Language Song(Pollito Chicken)-This is a favorite Latin American song used to teach children English <br /> words. Felix turns it around to teach Spanish and takes it one step further by using American Sign Language. <br /> After learning the song and the signs,two volunteers are invited to help Felix and the rest of the audience sing the <br /> song. <br /> Co ui-A coqui is a little frog that only lives in Puerto Rico. If you take a coqui from the island, it dies and no <br /> one knows why. Coqui(the puppet in our story)has come to visit and speaks with a Puerto Rican accent <br /> providing an opportunity to learn that everyone speaks with some kind of accent,be they from Cuba,Argentina, <br /> Chile, etc., or from the many regions of the United States. He's learned to speak English by listening to the radio <br /> and watching television(as many others have)and sings his song with the help of an invited audience member. <br /> Finale-La Bamba is performed again,this time in a more Caribbean style with audience volunteers playing Latin <br /> percussion instruments-maracas, giiiro, gidra,pandereta(tambourine),campana(cow bell),palitos (claves)and <br /> tambor(drum). Each instrument is explained and after a quick demonstration of how it is played,Felix invites <br /> two dancers to help him perform the song. After this number there is a short version of Cielito Lindo and a <br /> discussion of the importance of all our cultures and how each one of us can contribute to making a better world. <br /> PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES <br /> 1. The exploration of the new world by Spain was led by Christopher Columbus. Can you name any other <br /> Spanish explorers? English? Portuguese? What other languages besides Spanish are spoken in Latin <br /> America(for example, in Brazil,Haiti, etc.)? Why? <br /> 2. A special food from Puerto Rico is pasteles (made from green bananas with a meat sauce filling and <br /> wrapped in a banana leaf). Can you name any other foods from Latin America? Have you ever tasted <br /> any of them? <br /> 3. The coqui is a Puerto Rican frog only found on the island. Can you name other animals from Latin <br /> America? (Examples-- llamas- Peru, jaguar-Brazil,etc.) Can you find pictures of these animals in <br /> books or magazines? (Check the library.) <br /> 4. Listen to some Latin American music. Can you name some of the dances? Can you dance any of them? <br /> AFTER THE PERFORMANCE <br /> 1. Do you know anyone who can speak more than one language? Can you? How did they learn it? What <br /> country is the language from? <br /> 2. Other than La Bamba, can you name an American song that has a Latin sound or origin? <br /> 3. Juan Bobo and the Pig. People made fun of Juan Bobo because they thought he was a fool. How did he <br /> prove them wrong? Can you remember three Spanish words from the story? What is a folk hero? Can <br /> you name another one? Is there a lesson to be learned from this story? <br /> 4. Paco and the Witch. What lesson did Paco learn from his experience? Have your grandparents or <br /> parents ever told you a ghost or witch story? Why did the crab help Paco? Can you remember the <br /> witch's name? Do you know another story about a person's name? How is it the same/different? <br />